[quote=Wyldesyde19]Cigarettes is a false equivalence. 

For sure, US made their  fair share of silly stuff.  Some  work. Some don’t. But you can’t criticize the Us industry for it while ignoring or praising Japan or Hong Kong for the same thing. And there’s enough to go around there.  
Outside of the 70’s, I’d also say the 20’s and 30’s were very big.  
Spielberg is a master. He does what Hark does, only better 😉[/quote]

[quote=Mr Minio]They did get it briefly in the 70s but then the blockbusters and silly stuff entered the scene. I blame Spielbeeg and 1980s boomer economic wonder.[/quote]

[quote=Mr Minio]Most of the world accepted Marvel or smoking cigarettes too.

I understand them. They're just not that great with making entertainment[/quote]

[quote=Wyldesyde19][quote=Mr Minio][quote=Wyldesyde19]One of these days Minio might be able to understand American films.  And maybe films in general. 😉[/quote]
Poor bait. I understand them better than you do. I just refuse to bowiem to the American Dream.[/quote]
If you’re constantly complaining about them when most of the world has accepted them as a leading influence in cinema, I dare say you are the one incapable of understanding them. 
But instead…I’ll just remark at how you just used the old “I’m rubber and you’re glue, whatever you say bounces off of me and sticks to you” retort.  Classic. It’s almost like I’m discussing this with a 15 year old. 
As you were[/quote]

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[quote=FilmBuff][quote=Mr Minio]I just refuse to bowiem to the American Dream.[/quote]

There is something bigger than the American Dream 

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[quote=Mr Minio][quote=Wyldesyde19]One of these days Minio might be able to understand American films.  And maybe films in general. 😉[/quote]
Poor bait. I understand them better than you do. I just refuse to bowiem to the American Dream.[/quote]

[quote=FilmBuff][quote=Wyldesyde19]One of these days Minio might be able to understand American films.  And maybe films in general. 😉[/quote]

One can only hope![/quote]

[quote=Sedai]Being covered by NPR and other outlets...seems legit, and totally evil.[/quote]

[quote=ynwtf][quote=Sedai]A guy and his wife to go Disney, order food at a restaurant, state his wife as a severe food allergy to the staff. Staff serves them food containing the substance, wife dies. 

Guy tries to sue Disney, so now Disney is trying to get the case thrown out due to the terms of his Disney+ account saying he can't sue Disney.[/quote]

Ha. I saw that headline and assumed it was a weird click bait advert. Is that what the article represents??[/quote]

[quote=AgrippinaX][quote=Wyldesyde19]One of these days Minio might be able to understand American films.  And maybe films in general. 😉[/quote]

Well, from what I hear, Minio’s take is that films should be experienced emotionally, not understood. 🤷🏼*♀️[/quote]